RICHMOND — The jury deciding the federal corruption case against Virginia's former governor and his wife is expected to hand down a total of 26 findings when they render their verdict after a five-week trial.

Former University of Central Florida student Steven Sotloff would have liked a quiet life in South Florida, where he could watch the Miami Dolphins and work a run-of-the-mill office job, a family spokesman said Wednesday.
But the Middle East and the...

September 8, 2014 should go down in history as a red-letter day. It should be remembered as the day domestic violence gained such prominence that all of America began to take it seriously.
Thanks to Ray Rice and the NFL, domestic violence can no...

Janay Palmer Rice, 26, wife of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, said on Instagram that she woke up Tuesday morning feeling like she had a "horrible nightmare." For it, she blames the media.
Her nightmare is the backlash she's felt since...

Memo to all you Alcee Hastings haters: The venerable incumbent faced two challengers in this month's primary and won -- convincingly. Hastings defeated his opposition by snagging 81 percent of the vote. That's not simply respectable. That's...

At Winter Park's newest bakery, the goods come in just one shape, that unique circular design known as the Bundt.
Nothing Bundt Cakes opened its first Central Florida location last week, specializing in ring-like cakes that swept the culinary world during the 1960s.
It could be a risky proposition in the world of the high-concept cupcake trend and full-service bakeries at nearly every neighborhood grocery store.
But sisters-in-law Joni and Lisa Jones, who run the Winter Park store at 415 N....

Disney on Ice show designers have created magical worlds from the Little Mermaid's underwater home to the African savannas of "The Lion King."
But Steve Bass, working on his first ice show, hit the scenic jackpot: The veteran designer is creating the look for "Disney on Ice presents Frozen." The latest skating extravaganza from Feld Entertainment is based on last year's animated hit full of snow and ice.
"It was the best possible situation for my first time out," Bass says with a chuckle.
The show...

When Mark Wermuth first went to the nonprofit Community Food & Outreach Center in Orlando, he was homeless, on food stamps and just starting a 12-step program for alcoholism.
A little more than a year later, the 55-year-old is sober, renting an apartment and working as an information-services technician — at the Community Food & Outreach Center. There, he found a paycheck and a purpose.
"When they hired me," he says, "I realized I no longer felt hopeless."
The outreach center, like a growing...

To overcome a paralyzing fear of heights, Bill Thompson forced himself to repeatedly climb an outdoor stairwell. And when the longtime Dr. Phillips athletic director grew comfortable with that, he took to the upper decks of stadiums and crossing bridges — until ultimately he was able to earn his private pilot's license.
"My dad was very disciplined," said Wayne Thompson, his oldest son. "When he set out to do something, he stuck to it."
William Arthur (Bill) Thompson died Monday after a 22-...